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Lord Edward Cecil

British Colonial administrator (1867–1918)
Person Human Q6679208
Lord Edward Cecil
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 12, 1867
Date of death
December 13, 1918
Place of death
Leysin
Country of citizenship
South Africa[11]
Occupation
military personnel
Educated at
Eton College[12]
Award received
Distinguished Service Order, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[13][14]
Father
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury[6]
Mother
Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury[7]
Spouse
Violet Milner, Viscountess Milner[8]
Child
George Edward Gascoyne-Cecil, Helen Mary Gascoyne-Cecil[9][10]
Sibling
Maud Palmer, Countess of Selborne, Gwendolen Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Cecil, Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood, James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Lord William Cecil, Lady Fanny Cecil[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Cause of death
1918–1920 flu pandemic[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Described by source
The Times, Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement[24][25]
Family name
Cecil[21]
Given name
Edward[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Military branch
British Army[16]
Military, police or special rank
colonel[17]
Participated in conflict
Second Boer War, Mahdist War[19][20]
Place of burial
Parish Church of St Etheldreda, Old Hatfield[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil en Edward Cecil en Lord Edward Cecil ar لورد إدوارد سيسيل da Colonel Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil de Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil el Έντουαρντ Σέσιλ es Edward Cecil es Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil fr Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil ja エドワード・セシル pl Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil pl Lord Edward Gascoyne-Cecil zh 愛德華·塞西爾
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000083908719
VIAF cluster ID
67571016
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87901443
GND ID
130338117
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
1763
DDB person (GND) ID
130338117
FAST ID
205519
FES digital collections entity ID
417267
Find a Grave memorial ID
202917542
Freebase ID
/m/053zb1
Genealogics.org person ID
I00410402
Geni profile ID
6000000011341901755
Show all 31 identifiers +19
J9U entity ID
987007273293805171
Kindred Britain ID
I17505
Movie Walker Press person ID
424
NLA Trove people ID
1018038
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp149771
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074412124
Online Books Page author ID
Cecil, Edward, Lord, 1867-1918
Open Library ID
OL6631451A, OL2424439A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
32336
Roglo person ID
p=edward;n=gascoyne cecil
SBN author ID
UBOV366837
SNARC ID
Luc Jochimsen
The Peerage person ID
p1642.htm#i16412
UK National Archives ID
F43004
WeRelate person ID
Edward_Cecil_(2)
Webb-site person ID
15177605
WikiTree person ID
Cecil-655
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcxR4xH9VKHKMgRmGvHC
Yale LUX ID
person/ff0d4aa9-66cc-40cd-89c3-a528e1ffd74b

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 4
Robert Cecil, Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood, James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Lord William Cecil
Siblings 4
Robert Cecil, Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood, James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Lord William Cecil
Participated in conflict 2
Second Boer War, Mahdist War
Award received 1
Distinguished Service Order
Cause of death 1
1918–1920 flu pandemic
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Described by source 1
The Times
Educated at 1
Eton College
Father 1
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Given name 1
Edward
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
British Army
Military, police or special rank 1
colonel
Occupation 1
military personnel
Parent of 1
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Place of death 1
Leysin
SNARC ID 1
Luc Jochimsen
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Lord Edward Cecil was born on July 12, 1867[1]. He died on December 13, 1918[2], in Leysin[3]. He worked as a military personnel[4].

FAQs

Where did Lord Edward Cecil die?

Lord Edward Cecil passed away in Leysin[3].

Who were Lord Edward Cecil's parents?

Lord Edward Cecil's father was Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury[6]. Lord Edward Cecil's mother was Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury[7].

Who was Lord Edward Cecil married to?

Lord Edward Cecil's spouses include Violet Milner, Viscountess Milner[8].

What did Lord Edward Cecil do for work?

Lord Edward Cecil worked as a military personnel[4].

Where did Lord Edward Cecil go to school?

Lord Edward Cecil was educated at Eton College[12].

What awards did Lord Edward Cecil receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Service Order[13] and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[14].

Related Entities

Robert Cecil Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . The London Gazette 28724. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . The Peerage. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . The Peerage. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . The Times. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Cecil, Edward Herbert Gascoyne-. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Edward
    Military branch → British Army
    Country of citizenship → South Africa
    Educated at → Eton College
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